And now, it’s time to work on the future a little this weekend. The U of L staff will be on the road this weekend across the country for a live recruiting period. The coaches will be out on the road watching some of the top prospects in the Class of 2026, ’27, and ’28.
Louisville has one commitment in the Class of 2026 – Homestead, Ind., guard Myah Epps – and has offered a bunch of other prospects in that class. The number of top targets will start to get whittled down this weekend and in the coming months.
The recruiting landscape has changed with the transfer portal, but Louisville has three incoming freshmen and three portal additions on the current roster. In the ’26 class, the expectation is that the Cardinals will try and land two or three players from the class.
Here are the top prospects to watch in the Class of 2025 for the Cardinals:
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Note: The 5-foot-10 guard is a three-time All-Summit Athletic Conference first-teamer; she averaged 14.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.2 steals a game during her junior campaign. Homestead lost to undefeated Hamilton Southeast on Saturday in a 4-A regional championship game to end the season at 24-3.
Cydnee Bryant, C, Corona, Calif.
High School: Centennial
AAU Team: Why Not Premier – Nike
Rankings: No. 32 ESPN
Note: Two-sport star; Bryant has offers on the table for both basketball and volleyball; averaged 16.5 points and 11 rebounds as a sophomore, and those numbers rose to 21.7 points and 16.8 rebounds a game as a junior.
Amalia Holguin, PG, Newport Beach, Calif.
High School: Sage Hill
AAU Team: Why Not Premier – Nike
Rankings: n/a
Note: Holguin was the Pacific Coast League MVP and an All-CIF Open Division selection; she averaged 14.6 points, four rebounds, four assists, and 2.3 steals a game.sShe was the last of the players coached by Kobe Bryant in the Mamba Sports Academy to reach high school.
Bella Ragone, F, Hoschton, Ga.
High School: Mill Creek
AAU Team: SE All-Stars – Adidas
Rankings: No. 21 247Sports
Note: Daughter of former Louisville quarterback Dave Ragone and ex-U of L women’s standout Marju Sober; made an official visit to Louisville earlier this year; averaged 23.2 points and 11.1 rebounds during her junior season.
Ariyana Cradle, PG, Westerville, Ohio
High School: Westerville South
AAU Team: United Family – Adidas
Rankings: No. 36 ASGR
Note: The 5-foot-8 Cradle was the Central District’s Division II player of the year; she averaged 18.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 3.9 steals while hitting 44 three-pointers for a 21-6 regional finalist; missed most of her first two seasons with injuries.
Amayah Garcia, PG, Forth Worth, Tx
High School: Faith Family Academy
AAU Team: SW Select – Adidas
Rankings: No. 27 ASGR
Note: Listed Louisville in her top 12 in early March, along with North Carolina, Kansas, Indiana, Ole Miss, Georgia, Baylor, Washington, TCU, Illinois, Florida, and NC State.
Lee Lee Bell, C, Minot, ND
High School: Minot
AAU Team: Minnesota All-Stars – Adidas
Rankings: No. 24 247Sports
Note: The 6-foot-3 Bell was the North Dakota MaxPreps Player of the Year; she averaged 27.4 points, 11.2 rebounds, and 2.9 assists a game; Bell topped 2,000 career points this season and became the Class A/Division AA all-time leading scorer with 2,404 points.
Addison Nyemchek, F, Oceanport, NJ
High School: Red Bank Catholic
AAU Team: Philly Rise – Nike
Rankings: No. 53 ESPN
Note: The 6-foot-1 Nyemchek averaged 14 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 3.2 steals, and hit 45 percent from the field for a 28-5 squad as a junior.
Jacy Abii, F, Frisco, Tx.
High School: Liberty
AAU Team: IFNGUAA – Under Armour
Rankings: No. 18 247Sports
Note: The 6-foot-3 wing narrowed her list to 16 schools earlier this year; she is expected to make visits to most of them, including officials set to USC, Duke, and Tennessee.
Kaleo Anderson, PG, Seattle, Wash.
High School: King’s
AAU Team: NW Blazers – Select
Rankings: n/a
Note: The 6-foot guard broke the school’s career scoring and rebounding records this season while averaging 23.9 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 2.0 steals a game; she earned state tournament MVP honors despite King’s losing in the Class 1-A championship game.
